Category Archives: GGK’s NOTES

Fun Stuff: GGK’s Note

Actually, Philosophers’ Walk is much-tamed from the way it was in my day – for a good reason. It was much darker at night, more secluded, with grassy mounds that added greatly to the sense of mystery and sequestered space … Continue reading

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Canadian Covers of the Historical Novels

This is a new design by Penguin Canada, relaunching some of the ‘historicals’ in trade paperback with a harmonized look. Tigana artwork by Henry Van Der Linde, design by Cathy MacLean. A Song for Arbonne artwork by Marie De Sousa, … Continue reading

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GGK’s note

I love these covers. I am also aware that they (like the L’Atalante covers in France for these three books which I also love) might not serve as a sufficient ‘signal’ for genre readers that what lies inside is the … Continue reading

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GGK’s note

Herewith, the new Penguin Canada trade paperback editions of the Mosaic, designed by Cathy McLean, and modified from the hardcover and paperback editions to bring them into line with their other trade paperbacks. She’s once more cleverly managed to ‘split’ … Continue reading

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